United For Change Explained

United For Change
Colorcode:
  1. 0B2B00
Leader:'Malichaba Lekhoaba
Founded:June 2022
Position:Centre-right
Ideology:Economic liberalism[1]
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Country:Lesotho

United For Change is a political party in Lesotho. It was founded by Harvest FM founder 'Malichaba Lekhoaba in June 2020.[2] The party did not win a seat in the National Assembly at the 2022 general election, but gained a proportional representation (PR) seat in the Assembly after the Independent Electoral Commission won a case in the High Court to change the seat allocation in April 2023 after it had wrongly allocated seats to other parties at the election.[3] The party supports the governing coalition of the Revolution for Prosperity, the Movement for Economic Change and the Alliance of Democrats.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lesotho • Africa Elects . 2023-09-10 . Africa Elects . en-US.
  2. Web site: Times . Lesotho . 2022-08-16 . I would rather lose honestly than sell my soul: Lekhoaba . 2023-09-10 . Lesotho Times . en-US.
  3. Web site: Post . The . 2023-04-18 . Four new MPs to be sworn-in . 2023-09-10 . The Post . en.
  4. News: 30 August 2023 . UFC LEADER DECLARES SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT . Lesotho News Agency . 10 September 2023.

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